`Tel: 571-272-7822
`
`Paper 11
`Entered: June 7, 2017
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`
`TCT MOBILE, INC. AND TCT MOBILE (US) INC.,
`Petitioners,
`
`v.
`
`WIRELESS PROTOCOL INNOVATIONS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`
`Case IPR2016-01700
`Patent 6,381,211 C1
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, MITCHELL G. WEATHERLY, and
`KAMRAN JIVANI, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`WEATHERLY, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`JUDGMENT
`35 U.S.C. § 318(a) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.73
`
`On March 3, 2017, we instituted this inter partes review of claims 29,
`34, 74, 76, 82, 84, 85, 88–90, 92, 94, 95, 97–100, 103–105, 143, 147, 152–
`156, 158, 159, 161, 162, 164, 166, and 167 of U.S. Patent No. 6,381,211 C1
`(“the ’211 patent”). Paper 7, 20. On May 4, 2017, with our authorization,1
`
`
`1 The Board authorized the motion for adverse judgment in an e-mail dated
`May 3, 2017.
`
`
`
`IPR2016-01702
`Patent 6,381,211 C1
`
`Patent Owner filed a motion for adverse judgment pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.73(b). Paper 10 (“the Motion” or “Mot.”). Patent Owner indicated that
`Petitioner does not oppose the Motion. Mot. 1. Patent Owner “requests
`judgment against itself, and asks that the Board cancel . . . claims 29, 34, 74,
`76, 82, 84, 85, 88–90, 92, 94, 95, 97–100, 103–105, 143, 147, 152–156, 158,
`159, 161, 162, 164, 166, and 167 of the ’211 Patent.” Id. Therefore, Patent
`Owner seeks cancellation of all claims pending in this proceeding.
`Upon consideration of Patent Owner’s unopposed Motion, we
`conclude that judgment against Patent Owner is warranted on all claims
`before us in this proceeding. Accordingly, we grant the Motion and enter
`this judgment pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)(3),2 which constitutes a final
`written decision pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) to cancel claims 29, 34, 74,
`76, 82, 84, 85, 88–90, 92, 94, 95, 97–100, 103–105, 143, 147, 152–156, 158,
`159, 161, 162, 164, 166, and 167 of the ’211 patent.
`For the reasons stated above, it is:
`ORDERED that Patent Owner Wireless Protocol Innovations, Inc.’s
`Motion for Adverse Judgment Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b) is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that claims 29, 34, 74, 76, 82, 84, 85, 88–90,
`92, 94, 95, 97–100, 103–105, 143, 147, 152–156, 158, 159, 161, 162, 164,
`166, and 167 of U.S. Patent No. 6,381,211 C1 are unpatentable and shall be
`canceled; and
`
`
`2 Patent Owner specifically identifies 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)(2) as the basis for
`its request for adverse judgment. Mot. 1. Because that subsection of Rule
`42.73(b) addresses “cancellation or disclaimer” of claims, neither of which
`has yet occurred, we interpret the Motion as a concession of unpatentability
`of the claims at issue as set forth in Rule 42.73(b)(3).
`
`2
`
`
`
`IPR2016-01702
`Patent 6,381,211 C1
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that because this is a final written decision
`pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 318(a), any party to this proceeding seeking judicial
`review of our Decision must comply with the notice and service
`requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 90.2.
`
`3
`
`
`
`IPR2016-01702
`Patent 6,381,211 C1
`
`PETITIONER:
`
`John D. Zele
`Jacob A. Snodgrass
`Bradford A. Cangro
`Leeger Yu
`MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
`
`
`john.zele@morganlewis.com
`jacob.snodgrass@morganlewis.com
`bradford.cangro@morganlewis.com
`leeger.yu@morganlewis.com
`TCT-WPI-IPRs@morganlewis.com
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`
`Ryan W. O’Donnell
`Robert D. Leonard
`Andrew Buschmeier
`VOLPE & KOENIG, P.C.
`
`
`rodonnell@vklaw.com
`rleonard@vklaw.com
`abuschmeier@vklaw.com
`patents@vklaw.com
`
`4
`
`